[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 15, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 15, 1994]
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   NOMINATION OF ISRAEL BROOKS, JR. FOR SOUTH CAROLINA'S U.S. MARSHAL

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Madam President, it was with great confidence and pride 
that I recommended to the President that he nominate Israel Brooks to 
the post of U.S. marshal for South Carolina. Mr. Brooks is one of the 
finest, most accomplished, most respected law enforcement officers in 
the modern history of my State.
  Israel Brooks is a 48-year-old native of Newberry, SC. He graduated 
from the University of South Carolina in 1976, and has been with the 
South Carolina Highway Patrol since 1967. He began as a patrolman in 
Beaufort County, and later served as an instructor at the South 
Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Since 1990, he has held the rank of 
major, with responsibility for administration of the entire South 
Carolina Highway Patrol. Prior to entering law enforcement, Mr. Brooks 
spent 4 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of sergeant 
and platoon leader.
  Madam President, I know of no law enforcement professional in South 
Carolina who is more superbly qualified for this job than Israel 
Brooks. I was enormously pleased that the Senate saw fit to confirm him 
by a unanimous vote last Thursday.

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